Barack Obama actually said...

"The one thing that we have held to is a policy of not paying ransoms with an organization like ISIL."

"Now, it is true that if in fact diplomacy fails, what I've asked my team to do is to look at all options. What other means can we put in place to change Mr. Putin's calculus? And the possibility of le..."

"The President has determined that closing this detention facility is a national security imperative."

"We have halted the progress of Iran's nuclear program."